Round Rock Wins Third Straight Over Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. –The Round Rock Express (18-19 | 55-56) pitched their way to a 3-2 victory over the Oklahoma City Baseball Club (15-23 | 55-58) on Saturday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Round Rock has now won three games in a row and owns a 3-2 lead in the series.

Round Rock starter RHP Ryan Garcia (1-1, 2.25) earned his first Triple-A win after tossing 6.0 innings of one run baseball. The righty allowed one run on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Oklahoma City starter LHP Justin Wrobleski (0-2, 5.23) went home with the loss, allowing two runs on five hits and five walks with five strikeouts over 5.2 frames. RHP Owen White turned in a four-out save for the Express and allowed two hits with one strikeout over 1.1 shutout innings.

Along the Train Tracks:

• For the second consecutive night, the first run of the night came in the bottom of the fourth frame when a pair of Los Angeles Dodgers rehabbers combined to spark the offense. 3B Max Muncy doubled home CF Tommy Edman, who reached on a base hit to open the inning. Oklahoma City took a 1-0 advantage.
• Round Rock jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. 1B Blaine Crim led off the inning with a solo blast to left field to even the game at one. A walk by LF Dustin Harris and a single by C Matt Whatley set up CF Kellen Strahm with runners on first and third. Strahm lined a base hit into right field that put the E-Train in front as Harris scored.
• Whatley gave the Express some insurance in the top of the eighth inning as his single allowed Harris to come home to increase the lead to 3-1.
• The Baseball Club clawed back to within one in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a sacrifice fly by RF Ryan Ward which drove in CF Drew Avans.
• RHP Owen White came in to shut the door for the E-Train. He recorded a four-out save and locked down the 3-2 win.

E-Train Excerpts:

• Round Rock 1B Blaine Crim stayed hot at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a home run. He has now reached base in 32 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League and the second-longest in the PCL this year. He has a hit in 29 of his last 32 games.
• It was a night of firsts for the E-Train pitching staff as RHP Ryan Garcia earned his first Triple-A win, while RHP Owen White was credited with his first professional save.
• The Express backstops had a productive night as C Matt Whatley and DH Sam Huff each posted multi-hit games. Whatley went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, while Huff recorded a 2-for-4 night.

Next up: Round Rock and Oklahoma City return to Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for the series finale on Sunday. Express RHP Tim Brennan (0-3, 5.40) is slated to start against Baseball Club RHP Ben Casparius (2-3, 3.96). First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT.

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